New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-02
PERSONAL.

Mr.. Seth Davis, Of West Newton, Mass. viii to-
morrow celebrate the nehundreith anniversary Of bis
BIRTH and great throng of his friends and neghbors
viii assemble 10 assist him. including the Rev. S. f.
Smith (author Of MY Country, It's Of Thee ,. who
will read original poem, and ex Governor A. H.
Rice and Professor d. b. Hsgar, Of the State Normal
School. who will deliver addresses. The last two
gentlemen were pupils In Mr.. Davis's academy
Mr. Davis bryan teaching school just eighty years
became wdower ffy-seven years later. For
hree years he has been teeotaller and for
moro than eighty years he has boen enthusiastic
srbOricu turist lie has not had q hundred hours Of
illness in his hundred years Of life.
Tho little church Of Santa Anna del Falesnami, In
Rome, which Is being torn down. contains tho tomb
of Vittoria COonna.
Writing from Nahant to "Tho Guardian" Q.ondon)
Mr.. Harold Knox-lunt, the English critic. says: "Op
Sunday owe to St. Stephens Church. Lynn which
by the beautiful and complete parish church
I have In America and there heard the Rev.
DR. Frank l. Norton who Interested me by his method
OF preaching, which Is unique, would DO In Eng
land. He seemed more simple In manner than
any OF tho American PREACHERS Of note whom I have
heard AMI think him the best OF the American leS
Dr. Norton was formerly the assistant rector of ST
1hOmas's Church In this city.
Mr. ArIo Bates reports some one at the Isles Of
Shoals telling this story 81 was calling on Miss
Elizabeth stuart Phelps hast summer and she looked
up a picture OF James r. Fields with the air OF
gathering Inspiration Then she opened her lips and
l expected some Oraculaf utttrsnce What she said
Mr. Fields used to say that poetry, to DO true
poetry, must be- She stopped and looked At and
Of hung breath lesSy her lips, waiting for
tho noNt world When came out IL was interesting
/ couhi not tell whether ] expected to laugh or
not: or. II 50. whether the joke Mr.. Fetss.
Miss Phelps's my own: 80 made shift to look so
inane that the expression would tit any sentiment
and dare say succeeded"
Devonshlrcs memorial statue OF Lord Iddesieigh
Is to be unveiled at Exeter october 10.
The author OF Care Cod Folks" gives "The
Chicago Trbunem to understand that she did not
go abroad Immediately after writing that book, but
stayed at homo for five years and wrote two other
books at the solicitation OF the same publisher, that
she never taught school on tho Massachusetts, coast
but spent few months at Cedarile, tho scene Of
her story that the paid by her publishers ON
account OF the suits brought were merely nominal.
and tho suits GOOD advertisements for the book
that the publisher not driven into bankruptcy.
but great prosporod by bringing out the book
that the publisher knew beforehand all about the
real OF tho people used In the book: and finally
that her husband Is not a miner not from Mexico.
and not named T. l. Greene. All OF which she sets
forth as a Quietus TO numerous false and damaging
statements which have been current In the press
An officer the United States flagship Brooklyn,
at Nagasski, writes that Chaplain John ID. Beugiess,
who died OF apopexy July 81. in perfect health
up to within hour OF his death lie had conducted
tho regular religious services the ship that day.
His body will be cremated and brought home In
accordance with tho request made by him when presi
dent Of the United States Cremation Society.